[advocacy-discuss] Re: [Fwd: Re: [ug-discuss] OpenSolaris User Group Growth]

[Raju Alluri]

> A few comments inline.
> 
> >>> So, my question: if Sun could produce some
> technical videos as  
> >>> part of
> >>> the overall package that we could offer to user
> groups for
> >>> meetings/discussions/education, etc, what would
> be a good topic  
> >>> list to
> >>> start from? In other words, we could record some
> engineers in  
> >>> Menlo Park
> >>> and other Sun campuses doing talks on x topics.
> What are the most
> >>> pressing issues to explore?
> >>>
> >> If the (some of the) recordings from SUN Tech Days
> can be put  
> >> together
> >> and made available, that in itself should be good
> content.
> >
> > Good idea. Hadn't thought of that. :)
> 
> I would second it. If opensolaris.org had a few links
> to video  
> streams of the talks at Sun Tech Days ( opensolaris
> track to start  
> with..) and  some videos to download, fledgling OSUGs
> will find it  
> real useful.

+1

> >
> >>> Also, regarding engineers and presentations: I
> think it would be  
> >>> a great
> >>> contribution if Sun could send some engineers to
> participate at some
> >>> user groups and do presentations. This will be a
> very expensive
> >>> suggestion,
> >> Am *very* skeptical about this. What are the
> benefits that are
> >> expected to accrue?
> >
> >
> > Well, since we opened, many groups have asked me to
> send engineers  
> > as speakers. Getting a consistent flow of quality
> speakers is  
> > challenging, so if Sun can help it would help some
> groups as well  
> > as getting more of the engineers out on the road
> for more community  
> > activities. It's a balancing act, though. It's
> expensive, so it  
> > will have to be on a limited basis.
> 
> I am all for it. Many of the non-Bangalore OSUGs have
> the same  
> complaint. I try consciously to connect our engineers
> travelling to  
> different cities with the local OSUGs.
> 

Any non-metro UG and even metro-UGs in their initial days would benefit greatly from expert speakers (even mid level expertise) from Sun or any other company that is contributing to OpenSolaris.

+1

> >
> >
> >> I might be biased here since I am based in
> Bangalore where it is easy
> >> to get access to people in the know from both
> within and outside Sun.
> >
> > Sure, the Silicon Valley group has better access as
> well.
> 
> I think Shiv is a little biased. :-)
> 
> >
> >
> >>> But, we will be making a serious effort this year
> to collaborate  
> >>> with
> >>> the Sun Tech Days team to get community speakers
> for the  
> >>> OpenSolaris Day
> >>> Tour, to have user group meetings at the tour
> venues, and to  
> >>> start new
> >>> user groups along the tour where none exist
> today.
> >> +1.
> >> This was indeed done earlier. Some observations
> based on that -
> >> Organizing a BoF should be one of the topics to
> keep in mind for the
> >> event organizers (to ensure a slot, resource,
> participants being made
> >> known).
> >> Communicating this clearly to the participants and
> making it part of
> >> the program announcement (atleast at the venue if
> not in the earlier
> >> communication) helps.
> >> By the last day, the attendance thins down.
> Scheduling it a day  
> >> before
> >> is better.
> >> Coordinating with the enthusiastic new volunteers
> for the UG to help
> >> overcome birth pangs is important. Else many of
> the good tasks  
> >> done in
> >> the BoF session will not yield any results.
> >
> > How about give-a-ways? How did they work in India?
> Did we give away  
> > a computer system? Should we do this type of thing
> in the future?
> 
> +1
> 

I agree with Shiv here. Shouldn't look for expensive ones like laptops, unless we have something like an annual contest. Caps, water bottles, T-shirts reach farther than one monolithic prize.

Regards,
- Raju

> Give-aways are a big draw. The laptop draws at Sun
> Tech Days  
> Hyderabad were a big hit. We dont have enough. Even
> Starter Kits.
> 
> ~Joe
> 
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